Alexander McKay (politician)

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Alexander McKay (April 19, 1843 – April 21, 1912) was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1886 to 1887.

Born in Hamilton, Canada West, McKay was the son of William McKay and Jane Reid, both natives of Ireland. He was educated there and entered business as a hotel manager^[1] and then a grain merchant. In 1871, McKay married Catherine Marshall. After he retired from politics, McKay became a customs inspector.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Alexander McKay, Hamilton Public Library

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Francis Edwin Kilvert Thomas Robertson	Member of Parliament for Hamilton with Adam Brown 1887-1891 Samuel Shobal Ryckman 1891-1896 1887–1896	Succeeded by Andrew Trew Wood Thomas Henry Macpherson

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Ferrie Tiffany Distin Fisher Holden Ford Kerr Cummings Magill Cummings Moore Mills McKinstry McElroy Magill Charlton Clark O'Reilly Murison Chisholm Charlton Roach Kilvert O'Reilly Magill Mason McKay Doran McLellan Blaicher A. Stewart Tuckett Colquhoun Teetzel Hendrie Morden Biggar T. Stewart McLaren Lees Allan Walters Booker Coppley Jutten Treleaven Burton Peebles Wilton Morrison Lawrence Jackson Copps Agro MacDonald Powell Morrow Wade Di Ianni Eisenberger Bratina

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Name	McKay, Alexander
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	April 19, 1843
Place of birth
Date of death	April 21, 1912
Place of death

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